Unfortunately the Kilo can't load UGSTs. The Russian Kilos have the USET-80 while the Chinese Kilos have the Yu-3, both have the TEST-71 (the only wire-guided torp they can load). I was wrong about the USET-80 in RA. While it is 8 kts faster than the TEST-71 and it has a 95 kg heavier wear, it's range is actually shorter by 1.5 km. The Yu-3, while having a 45 kg heavier warhead than the TEST is just as slow and has a 5.74 km range disadvantage.
The Russian Kilo can carry the Starfish subrock and any Club capable Kilo can carry the SS-N-27 ASW variant, but because detection range is so short I usually don't have a solution until the target is less than 15 km away. Also, the water is pretty shallow where I'm playing (Karachi Bay), though I'm not actually sure of the actual depth. I haven't tried any subrocs yet, but I seem to remember someone saying they didn't work in shallow water. Does anyone remember exactly what the minimum depth is?
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